Almost nobody knows the comps for their cell service, their car insurance, or their health care insurance.2) make sure they are on MTM or when their lease expires, until there’s nothing you can do. 3) find out the local/state requirement for notice to increase rent, maybe go even farther out to avoid a winter vacancy  4) be financially prepared for the tenant to move out and spending thousands to make it ready for the next tenant while it’s vacant for a month or two (especially in the middle of the winter.)5) be absolutely confident that you’re right about market ent so you don’t spend thousands lose rent to vacancy and possibly get a lower quality tenant to make an extra couple hundred per month.

Photo 26, nightstands on both sides of the beds are best because everyone has eyeglasses and cell phones that they want next to the bed. 

I get a lot of people who never used much actual credit and have a couple oddball things on their report like an old cell phone or medical bill written off.

My cell # is actually in my signature so feel free to call/text me there if you have any questions.

Feel free to reach me via cell or email if you have any real estate-related or ATL market-specific questions (contact info listed in my bio). 

@Doug PhillipsHi Doug,Here is a Window A/C tip.Look at the amperage draw of the existing units and try not to go over that amount, just match it.Some may have special plugs and some may not, so look at each one and take a cell phone pic of the plug if it's not a regular plug so you can show the sales tech.They don't last forever, some last only a few years.

It can call multiple cell phones so every roommate gets the call. 

Credit Bureaus, Utility data, Cell Carrier Data and USPS... mostly.

@Anthony Frascone @Ishmael Carter I would agree with Filipe and add that I have been adding units to my portfolio that are closer to the new Fuel Cell Project being developed in New Britain (Corner of Myrtle and Curtis Street). 

If the credit is low because of them not paying everyday bills like utility bills, car payments, cell phone bills then we will pass on them because they just don't pay any kind of bill on time or at all which isn't a good sign.If the credit is low only because of a foreclosure/bankruptcy, medical bills, or student loans AND they make well above the minimum income requirement w/ no criminal or eviction history we may explore accepting them with 2 months security.